Machine for making perforated music.



E. W. MYERS.

MACHINE FOR MAKING PERFORATED MUSIGJI' APPTIGATION FILED MAR. 10, 1909. RENEWED JULY 7,1910.

Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

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11 if, 21in 5a 1 EDGAR WILLIAM MYEBS, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ASSIG-NOR TO EUTERPEAN DUPLICATOR COMPANY, INC, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, A CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

MACHINE-FOR MAKING PEBFORATED MUSIC.

itaiented Feb. 141, .1931.

Application filed March 10, 1909, Serial No. 482,615. Renewed July 7, 1910 Serial No. 570,903.

I To all whom it may concern.-

le it hl'lOlYll that; I, Eno'an lViLLnM Myra a citizen of the United States or America, and a resident oil? the city of Seattle, in the county of King and State of \Vaahington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines tor .ivlakinn Perforated )ilusic, of which the followiiig is a specil'icatioii.

My invention relates particularly to a .uiaehine ot the above type. and has for its primary (illjti' to provide a construction \vlierein ertorations in a niaater-heet or pattern may be accurately reproduced in one or more aheets oi paper at a time A, further object resides in the pi'oviaioii ot an improved punching niechaiii nu with novel means for controlling the punches thercoit. relatively to the actuator.

It further object to provide a construction ii'hereiii an ordinary piece' or-roll ot pertt'orated llltlhh'. used in connection with aut'oiiiatic piano-players. can lie'eiiiployed as the pattern or niaMer-Sheet.

ifith the above and other ohjeeta iii vicivi to be 'i'el'erred to as my description progresses. my invention re ide iii the .-;t'ruc tural features. :irraiie'enieiita and couibina ll'dtlr of parts. hereinafter described. and succinctly defined in iiiy annexed claiiiw.

Referring to the aecouipaiiyingi' dravvingas:

wherein my inventi n is illuatrati-d iJi ui-h lorni a. non preferred by me: hi tit? l. iv'

a rear end elevation of my iiiiproied iiiachine paria being lir iicu away tor the pnrpoae of islioiiinp the interior coiidruetion. Fig. 2 a hine'itiidiiial sectional vievv there of. Fig. Il is a 'l'ra; 'iiieiitar v sectional view. on enlarged sealer illustrating more par ticularly-llic construction oi, the die. one of the punches. and the controlling lll il'llr tliereloix the tracher nieiiilier oi the selector lieiiur illustrated ai tliQ2 1't(l in one oil the perforations ot' ll typill'ltlli or lii:l i(i'-. li\tl, and having ct the lacy having connection therewith, \vliereli i' the punch will be oper ated by the actuator or haiiiii'icr. l'ic. t i :i Fllliiitll vieiv illustrating the punch as having been operated by the actuator or haniloci. and Fig. 5 i5 1 l ragn'ientary detail view i liutratiiie' more pa ticularly th arrangeand the manner ol slid ably supporting the same. 7

Referring to the drawings by name ads of reference, 1 indicates a .trarne having journaled thereon shafts carrying feed rollers 2 and 3 "For the pattern or master-sheet):

and the copy sheet 5 respectively, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, which feed rollers are prvided with pavvl and ratchet mechanisms, to he described, connected for Sii'nultaneous operation. n 'hcreliy said feed rollers can be operated together. in an intermittent nianliti to impart a step by step movement to :-aid master and copy sheets. These ratchet devices. comprise ratchet wheelS G, fixed t0 the shafts of feed rollers 2 and 3 (see Fig. l), and spring prwsed pawls for engage iiient therewith which pawls are pivot-ally su 'i iortet'i on suitable carriers 8, swingingly iiioriiit'ed on the shafts of said feed rollers.

Carriers S are connected by a link and the lower thereof, which is in the form of a bell t'l'ztllh' lever. has one of its arms pivotally connected to a pitinan H), which latter is' provided on its upper end portion r-sitli a atra engaged about an eccentric 11 provided on a drive shaft 12, having a pul iey i i to which power is applied, as by a belt. not shown.

Associated with feed rollers :2 and 3 are suitable reer roll rs 5 journaled in slida ily supported.

UlOCliS 15 which are yieldin g'ly jilt" if-,t'tl as l y springs 1'3 toward their 7't, ])t 'il\' teed rollera as clearly shown in r." a

i ,erence iiiuiieral 1? indicates a die plate reiiiovabl}: arranged on a base 18 eX- :t-nt'liiin' tranai'ereely of frame. '1. at the torivard end tliere l'. see Figs it and :2. and provided with a row oi die openings corres ondingr in number and location toa series of vertically 'iiiorzible niuclie l9. alidalily supported in a trausvewe iiieiiil er 20 01 'i'raiiie 'l spaced abo e die plate 1? so that the copy sheet 7i can be moved tlierelietivecu. (*priiig'i. as 3!. 19 iii an elevated position. liinches 1.) are provided on their upper end portions ivitli elongated l llfil dF '32. having lips 22' on their l'orvvard end portions \Ylllt'll engage under suitable stopfi '23 and thereby limit upvfard iiieiit ol the ad uat able keys :"or the puuche movement of the punches.

iiornially hold the punches of eccentrics .28. on the Heads ai(-(IIspose .l below the path ot 1 the heads 24 50 actuator or-hammer 5 supported toi'a'ertical sliding in suitable guidegrooves,as :26 ot 'tl anle l. This artuT atouor hammer 3 is operated by a pair of vertically reciprocating pitnieu 2T, pivoted thereto; as at 27'. andboing driven by a pair drive shalt l2.

movemcut ot.the actuator or luu unier. 25, and thpr'ciore H1 order to operate the same, an intermediateagent or means must be 0m- 15 ploy'c d to 'cdiulnunicate theiiio velnent ot such actuator or haunner thereto. The means nowempltyed byline cons sts of what I terni keys: designated at 29, the same consistingof blocks engagai for sliding; "on fptmchesjltl and 'lorl'u'iug sup plementalheadfsections tl1erefor.

Keys Qt e yieldiiligl'y }n'essed'tdirard the path ofmoven 'eiit of theactuator or hahllllel' 25,by' as" 30, the same being arranged in seats provided therefor. in heads 30 lec 'ors'f32; there being one for each key,

35 mm set screw 36of thefselect'ors; whereby a desired adjustment "of saidfinge'rs on'the selectors can be"'obtained. These fiii'gersnormallye'iigage keys29 and prevent" sliding thereof andby Treason ofsprings 30 tending to slide said keys; said "selectors areheld undcrl tension, thereby insuring of their trackcrs 37; consistingof "rollers -jour'naled on their-upper end portions, beingfirmly held agz inst the master sheet 7 .45 -"Upon' a tracker 37o?a"sele'etor enterinig an opening of the master shee't, as indicated 3, the key "controlled thereby' being relieved ofv its restraining influence; ;is moved by its spring 30 into the path ofthe In Fig. 4 'I' have illustratcdsaid actuator or hannnerin lowered position, and those of the keys 29, as have beenset by'their selcetors'in the manner just described; engaged "thereby and having operated theirpunehes 19 to pertoi-ate the i The means provided. on keys ifrfor; eu-' gageinent witl r l in ,g'ers'l-ih as now eonsiderwl, coinpriseshorizontallydisposed pins 38 ar- 00 'ra ngedin suitablecutouts, as shown; provided intl' e rearend portions otsaid keys, Ringers-134. have their lou'crT-end portions thrilled with caiu surfaces .234"; piovided loi" rugragmuent: with thapius It to insure of their keys upon each return movement of the punches. To prevent keys 29, slipping when engaged by the actuator or. hammer 25, I form the same with inwardlytapering seats as 29 adapted to receive the active end portion of saidnctuator or hammenwvhich is preferably reduccdto correspond thereto in cross sectional form. i Y

lteleronce numerals 3E) and '40 indicate spools provided for the pattern or master sheet lpwliich unwinds from the former and 21mmpassmg over a bearing roller 41 and.

feed roller 2 is taken up on the latter. Selectors 32 are arranged in front of bearing roller t1, so that the latter provides a firur supportfor the pattern or master-sheet at the'point here it is engaged by the engag ing'or tfiacker niembersof the said selectors as clearlyshown in Figs. 2 to 4.- inclusive.

i passed between feed roller 3 and its press-er roller Hand made fast to a suitable take up spool 42. i I t J ake up spools 40 and i2 are driven by belts; as 48, 43', respectively, passing'over suitable s'heaves 44, and 45, the former of which is fixed to drive shaft 12 and the lat ter to the shafts of said take-up spools. These belts j are preferably formed of coil springs, such elastic construction permitting of their slipping on the sheaves 44, .45 after spools 40 and 42-have been rotated to take up such of the master and copy sheets as have been advanced by the feed rollers;

-' Inope'ration, drive shaft 12 is driven continuously thereby causing actuator or hame mer 25,Wl1i0h is commonto all of the keys 29, to have constant movement During this continuous movement of shaft '12, pitman 10 swings carriers8 to operate feed rollers? and 3, as described, thereby imparting a step by" step movement to'the master and copy sheets and 5 respectively. This step by opy sheet?) being fed across die plate '17.

step movement of the master sheetis so timed relatively to the actuator or hammer 25, that an interval OftImG, suflicient to HP sure of the shifting of the keys 29 by such;

ofthe selectors as have their engaging or tracker members engaged in openings of the t master-sheet when the latter stops, elapses prior to the active stroke of said actuator or hammer. The next unitl'of feedof pat-- tern ormaster-sheet 4 occurs after springs 21 haveelvated those punches operated toperforatecopy sheet 5,- those of the engaging or tracker members 37 as are engagedin openings of the pattern. or master-sheet, riding or' being forced therefrom; duri 'lg such movement of the pattern or master-v shect and thereby returning theiri'lteys to their inactive position. i I

To facilitate the operation of threading thesheets between feed rollers 2 and .3 and their companion presser rollers l'lplv have e5 proper engagement ol the selectors with f provided novel means for sin'iultaneously.

shifting said presser rollers therefrom, said means comprising a shaft 46, journaled on frame land provided on each end portion with a pair of fixed arms, as 47, arranged to engage pins or engaging parts 4-8 on the slidably' supported bearing blocks 15. A suitable handle 50 is provided on shaft it) for rotating the same andthereby causing arms 47 to slide bearing blocks in which the presser rollers are journaled. Springs 16,

as Will be readily understood, return hearing blocks 15 to their normal positions.

By my construction an actuator or hammer of simple construction and through the medium of Which a simultaneous and uni.- form operation of all the keys arranged in its field of operation, is assured. Further,

in arranging the keys as described, a compact and eflieient construction results.

' Through the medium of my machine, perforated music sheets for mechanical piano players can be accurately reproduced with rapidity and at a con'iparatively lowcost of manufacture.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States of America,

to said keys to bedisengagedtherefrom by movement thereof by said hammer means.

2; A machine for making perforated music comprising a hammer means, a plurality of punches arranged out of the path of said hammer means, means supporting said punches for movement, a plurality lot keys supported for movement into and out of the path of said hammer means for communicating the movement of the latter to said punches, means-on said punches yieldingly pressing said keys into the path of said hammer means, and means for controlling the movement of said keys including a mastersheet and a plurality of seleetorsengaging said master-sheet and having connection with said keys.

3. A machine for making perforated musiccomprising a hammer means. a plurality of punches arranged out of the path of said hammermeans, means supporting said punches for movement, a plurality of keys supported on said punches for movement into and out of the path of said hammer means for communicating the movement of the latter to said punches, means yieldingly pressing said keys into the path of said hammer means, and means for corn trolling the movement of said keys including a master-sheet and a plurality of sele tors engaging said master-sheetand having releasable connection \vith said keys, where by disengagement thereof will be effected by movement of said keys by said hanuner means, said selectors being pivotally supported n a relatively fixed part as specified. r

4-. A machine for making perforated music comprising a plurality of punches supported for movement, springmeans for holding and returning the same to normal position, said punches being provided with. elongated heads having lips. stops for engagement with said lips of the punches for limiting upward n'iovcment of the latter. keys slidably supported on the heads of said punches, a. han'uncr means. means supporting said hammer means for movement t ward and from said pinches into engagm ment with said keys, and means for coutrol ling the movement of aid keys including master-sheet and a plurality of selectors connected to said keys and engaging on said master-sheet. i

5. A machine for making" perforated music comprising a plurality of punches supported for mop-ment, keys slidably sup-- ported on said punches. said keys being forn'ied in their outer faces with sea means for controlling the movement of said key: including a master-sheet and a plurality of selectors arranged to engage said mastersheet and having councction \vith'said keys, and a hammer common to all. of said keys supported for-movement across the path thereof. said hammer having its active end reduced in thickness to engage in the seats of said keys.

(3. A. machine for nmking perforated mu sic con'iprisinga plurality of punches supported for-movemcnt. an actuator means therefor supported for movement, keys supported for movement between said actuator means and said punches for communicating {the movement of the former to the latter.

and means for controlling the IHOVPI'DCTIl 'Of said keys including a -1nastcr-sheet and selectors engaged with said master-sheet and provided with adjustable fingers releasably connectedv directly 'Wli'l] said keys.

7. A machine for making perforated music comprising a plurality of punches sup-.

ea k ys ncl d nl, 1 er' eeb a D ,oted seletois en a ed new ,end with said er-sheet hndf o'rlovide dsirit fi 5 engageii en ably npported oii ll'uallt into v lugon the r o;

diretl nieansi for moving I i p io rtetl,seleetoi easahly ed, w th said keys and prov ded with l hn ster -shee oi making p v. step nmnner, said v pressing the sheet r On' their th r EFYJIIQ 91 m fe srf Afmac'liiiie ifor making perforated mp *npfietgl 21 pliii'ality} of" piinchesi sup;

f i i a i dfli ctuator,means, tor movement, keys slid; ssiid' punches for moveunderrt of, the v path of said actu 5 said ,kevs when {t roiii said shaftg; reoiproeum i i ter-rim rollers, and slidingly it r 984,289"

1,1 A machine formztking perforated m u punches for; movement into and outq of the l A machine for m aking perforated mnported for; movement, zt'ihammer means sup path of said hammer means,meansyieldframe part,

,g'ers haying direct; and releasable connecthe ,pzith 1 of said hanmer;

Signed at; Seattle;ylvashingtoni vt1 against the same, andmeans for simultaneously mov ng salcl presser rollers-from said sicicomprising a plurality of'punehes supported foil movement, alhammer means supported for movement toward and from said punches, means for operating said "hammeri nieans keys. slidahly supported on said" path of said; hammer means,- and means con-i trolling: the movement of said rkeys; inc-1nd lug, i masterfiheet alid-mplnrality of seIeco, tors, engaging said nm'ster sheet 1 and having releasable eonnectiom with said; keys; said 1 seleetorsgbeing supported on a- I rela'tivelyw V. fixed, friunefpart against movement with I he latter are actuated hyd 1 mm; han nner means: L i i "mitt- W V I I Y sic comprising 'a plurality of punches:supsing ntimimislydriven shaft,

' ported for movement;toward and from said 1 1 )u1icl1es:.n1ea11sfor operatingfsaid hammer meuns, keys slidably supported on said w 1innehesqfm; movement into and=ont of the ingly pressingsaid keys toward saidr'path, and; means controlling the movement of said; keys e inch ding 'amaster, sheet, I a; plurality I of selectors pivotedtoaYrelatively fixed and engagingqsaicl master sheet 1 and 2i plurality of fingers connected, to :saitlmselectors for \movement tl1Gl8Wltl1,* -S1Lld fin- I tionwith said-keys for sliding theszime into v aneans-;.,andh'einguf disengaged therefrom 1 by qi'novementof said i l] keys'by,saidvhammermeans; 

